The KCACTF Theater for Young Audiences Award

photo by Susan Shaffer

Presented in association with Kennedy Center Theater for Young Audiences, The KCACTF Theater for Young Audiences Playwriting Award for the outstanding Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival student-written play or adaptation on a theme for young people at any level between kindergarten and 12th grades.

- The Kennedy Center's New Visions/New Voices Fellowship. The award recipient receives a fellowship to attend the Kennedy Center's New Visions/New Voices development laboratory in even numbered years and a professional development opportunity to be mutually determined in odd-numbered years. The Fellowship covers travel, living expenses, per diem, and related Festival costs. This important professional development opportunity enables the playwright to further refine his/her writing skills and to observe professionals at work on their craft. - The play must be produced by a college or university or publicly presented in a “rehearsed” or “staged reading” format following a significant development process. The play must comply with the guidelines for scripts entered in the KCACTF Michael Kanin Playwriting Program.

Previous Award Recipients

2013 And Then Came Tango by Emily Freeman, University of Texas at Austin2012 The Transition of Doodle Pequeño by Gabriel Jason Dean, University of Texas at Austin Runner up - Susan and the Scissor Woman by Shayanna Jacobs, Arizona State University

2011 Ash Tree by Georgina Hernandez Escobar, University of New Mexico

2010 Fly/Lyf by Anne Negri, Arizona State University 2009 Winter Fruit by Allison Menzimer, University of California-Santa Barbara

2008 Katrina: the Girl Who Wanted Her Name Back by Jason Tremblay, University of Texas at Austin Ashes, Ashes by Eve Tulbert, University of Texas at Austin 2007 The Monster Hunters by Joshua Mikel, Florida State University

2006 I Sea by Lou Clark, University of New Mexico 2003 Harry the Magnificent by Dusty McGowan, University of New Mexico